Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill has a very diverse student body.

Flint Hill has mediocre academics if that matters to you.

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell, GDS, Georgetown Prep, Holy Child

Georgetown Prep? I don't think so.

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell, GDS, Georgetown Prep, Holy Child

Georgetown Prep? I don't think so.

Absolutely.

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Anonymous wrote:NCS is offering a gay studies class this year, though the learning differences might put this school out of the running.

A class will not change the mindset. NCS is a very conservative school.

I have two adult children, one who graduated from STA and the other from NCS within the past ten years. NCS, from our experience, was FAR from conservative; in fact, we found the culture of STA much more conservative, while NCS embraced diversity. I just looked at the NCS website and the English Department has classes on LGBTQ American Studies, Black Lives in Lit, Asian American Lit, and Native American Lit. The school has also been active in supporting the BLM movement and the racial reckoning caused by it. None of this sounds conservative to me at all!

None of that speaks to the actual experience of people in those groups. For example, my neighborhood is full of BLM signs, but people are still quick to call the police on "suspicious" Black people.

I know nothing about NCS (although I would think that a single sex school is not ideal for a non binary person), but your list of classes says nothing about whether it is welcoming of people with various minority/non-mainstream identities.

If a school offers a class like "LGBTQ American Studies," a class I've never seen offered at another high school in the area, I think it's a safe bet to assume the school is trying to create a safe space for LGBTQ+ students.

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill has a very diverse student body.

We were going to send our child to Flint Hill, but got a very strong anti-homosexual vibe during the admissions process. We were shocked because we had only great experiences at their two previous schools.

Our family had the same experience when we spoke to the Admissions Team. In our case, we the parents are gay, not our child. The admissions person made us feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome. We weren't going to apply after that experience. Our child is a strong student and got accepted to the three schools our son chose to apply. He is very happy at Potomac and is doing well. We have only felt accepted there.

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SHERIDAN!

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Anonymous wrote:Basis Independent McLean is not welcoming or even tolerant of LGBTQIA students. We are looking to transfer because my non binary student is being viciously bullied and the school has refused to do anything about it. The parent population is surprisingly conservative and so is the administration.

Why are you reviving a 3-year old thread?

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill has a very diverse student body.

We were going to send our child to Flint Hill, but got a very strong anti-homosexual vibe during the admissions process. We were shocked because we had only great experiences at their two previous schools.

Our family had the same experience when we spoke to the Admissions Team. In our case, we the parents are gay, not our child. The admissions person made us feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome. We weren't going to apply after that experience. Our child is a strong student and got accepted to the three schools our son chose to apply. He is very happy at Potomac and is doing well. We have only felt accepted there.

I'm sorry this happened to your family.

We were looking at schools for our LGBTQ+ child and our consultant also steered us away from Flint Hill.